verb
engorge
Engorge (verb) means to eat something quickly and greedily.
verb
1
To eat something quickly and greedily.
"One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually."
— Edwin Black (2006)
2
To eat in a very hungry, uncontrolled way.
3
(medicine) To fill a part of the body too full with liquid, especially blood.
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Etymology
Taken from French engorger, which itself came from Old French engorgier. Webster's dictionary of 1913 records the archaic spellings ingorge and ingorg, both now regarded as misspellings.
Synonyms
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englut
gorge
ingurgitate
overindulge
overeat
satiate
glut
binge
gourmandize
gormandise
gormandize
overgorge
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Rhymes for engorge
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What is the meaning of engorge?
"engorge" (verb) means to eat something quickly and greedily.
What is another word for engorge?
Other words for "engorge" include englut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, overeat, satiate.
What are the different meanings of engorge?
"engorge" has 3 main meanings: 1. To eat something quickly and greedily; 2. To eat in a very hungry, uncontrolled way; 3. (medicine) To fill a part of the body too full with liquid, especially blood.
